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Estimates of the actual number of songs written by Prince (released and unreleased) range anywhere from five hundred to well over one thousand. Prince has sold over 150 million records worldwide, [ 1 ] including 39.5 million certified units in the United States, 4.7 million in France and over 10 million records in the United Kingdom.
Rolling Stone ranked Purple Rain number two on its list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s and number eight on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. [62] In their list of The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time, Purple Rain was ranked second, behind the Beatles' Help!. [59] Time included it in its list of the All-Time 100 Albums. [63]
"Purple Rain" is a song by the American musician Prince and his backing band the Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album of the same name , which in turn is the soundtrack album for the 1984 film Purple Rain starring Prince, and was released as the third single from the album.
See photos of Prince and Beyoncé's memorable Grammys performance: Prince, who was 45 years old at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, had released more groundbreaking and genre-defying hits than could ...
The song's album in question, The Gold Experience, was released the following year and hit the top 40 with the singles "I Hate U" (Prince's last original single to reach the United States top 40), "Gold", and "Endorphinmachine" (in Japan), while the promotional single "Purple Medley", a remix of his greatest hits, reached the top 20 worldwide.
Perhaps the most essential one, however, is Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years, penned by Minneapolis-born and -bred print and broadcast music journalist, and host of the Official Prince Podcast ...
When Prince and the Revolution finally took the stage to launch the “Purple Rain” tour in Detroit on Nov. 4, beginning a sold-out seven-night stand at the Joe Louis Arena, they were almost ...
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Nominated Best R&B Song: Nominated "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed" Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: Nominated "3121" Best Urban/Alternative Performance: Nominated 3121: Best R&B Album: Nominated 2008 "Future Baby Mama" Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Won "The Song of the Heart" (from Happy Feet)